UK BoE Interest Rate Decision

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 13/05/2015

Time: 12:00

Strength: 3/3

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Notes: BoE Interest Rate Decision is announced by the Bank of England. If the BoE is hawkish about the inflationary outlook of the economy and raises the interest rates it is positive, or bullish, for the GBP. Likewise, if the BoE has a dovish view on the U.K. economy and keeps the ongoing interest rate, or cuts the interest rate it is seen as negative, or bearish.Review Alex Nekritin's Article - Trading British Pound with BoE Rate Decision

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UK BoE Asset Purchase Facility

Location: United Kingdom

Date: 13/05/2015

Time: 12:00

Strength: 3/3

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Notes: The Asset Purchase Facility is the value of money the BoE plans to create and inject into the economy through open market bond purchases as a way to influence long-term interest rates. This monetary policy tool is also called Quantitative Easing.

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EMU Eurogroup meeting

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 13/05/2015

Time: 01:00

Strength: 3/3

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Notes: Eurogroup meetings are attended by the Eurogroup President, the Finance Minister of each Member State of the euro area, the Commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, and the President of the European Central Bank. The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee's Eurogroup Working Group also attends, to present the preparatory work done in that Group.

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US Labor Force Participation Rate

Location: United States

Date: 07/05/2015

Time: 13:30

Strength: 2/3

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Notes: The participation rate, released by Bureau of Labor Statistics, is the percentage of the total number of people of labour-force age that is in the labour force (either working or looking for a job).

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US Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)

Location: United States

Date: 07/05/2015

Time: 13:30

Strength: 2/3

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Notes: The Average Hourly Earning released by the US Department of Labor is a significant indicator of labor cost inflation and of the tightness of labor markets. The Federal Reserve Board pays close attention to when setting interest rates. A high reading is also positive for the USD, while a low reading is negative.

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CA Housing Starts s.a (YoY)

Location: Canada

Date: 06/05/2015

Time: 13:15

Strength: 2/3

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Notes: The Housing Starts released by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation captures how many new single-family homes or buildings were constructed. It shows the strength of the Canadian housing market, which can be considered as the economy as a whole due to Housing Starts' sensitivity to changes in the business cycle. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the CAD, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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EMU Non-monetary policy's ECB meeting

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 06/05/2015

Time: 08:00

Strength: 2/3

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Notes: The European Central Bank (ECB) announced on july that the Governing Council meetings dedicated to monetary policy will change to a new six-week cycle, from January 2015. Non-monetary policy meetings will continue to be held at least once a month.

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EMU Non-monetary policy's ECB meeting

Location: European Monetary Union

Date: 06/05/2015

Time: 08:00

Strength: 2/3

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Notes: The European Central Bank (ECB) announced on july that the Governing Council meetings dedicated to monetary policy will change to a new six-week cycle, from January 2015. Non-monetary policy meetings will continue to be held at least once a month.

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NZ Employment Change

Location: New Zealand

Date: 05/05/2015

Time: - Wed

Strength: 2/3

Previous: 1.2%

Notes: The Employment Change released by the Statistics New Zealand is a measure of the change in the number of employed people in New Zealand. Generally speaking, a rise in this indicator has positive implications for consumer spending which stimulates economic growth. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the NZ dollar, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

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NZ Unemployment Rate

Location: New Zealand

Date: 05/05/2015

Time: - Wed

Strength: 3/3

Previous: 5.7%

Notes: The Unemployment Rate released by the Statistics New Zealand is the number of unemployed workers divided by the total civilian labor force. If the rate is up, it indicates a lack of expansion within the New Zealand labor market. As a result, a rise leads to weaken the New Zealand economy. A decrease of the figure is seen as positive (or bullish) for the NZD, while an increase is seen as negative (or bearish).

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AU RBA Interest Rate Decision

Location: Australia

Date: 05/05/2015

Time: 05:30

Strength: 3/3

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Notes: RBA Interest Rate Decision is announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia. If the RBA is hawkish about the inflationary outlook of the economy and rises the interest rates it is positive, or bullish, for the AUD. Likewise, if the RBA has a dovish view on the Australian economy and keeps the ongoing interest rate, or cuts the interest rate it is seen as negative, or bearish.Review Alex Nekritin's Article -Trading Australian Dollar with RBA Rate Decision

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AU RBA Rate Statement

Location: Australia

Date: 05/05/2015

Time: 05:30

Strength: 3/3

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Notes: Decisions regarding this interest rate are made by the Reserve Bank Board, and are explained in a media release which announces the decision at 2.30 pm after each Board meeting.

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CA Ivey Purchasing Managers Index

Location: Canada

Date: 01/05/2015

Time: 15:00

Strength: 2/3

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Notes: The Ivey PMI released by the Richard Ivey School of Business captures business conditions in Canada. The Ivey PMI is an important indicator of business conditions and the overall economic condition in Canada. A result above 50 signals is seen positive , or bullish for the CAD, whereas a result below 50 is seen as negative, or bearish.

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CA Ivey Purchasing Managers Index s.a

Location: Canada

Date: 01/05/2015

Time: 15:00

Strength: 2/3

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Notes: The Ivey PMI released by the Richard Ivey School of Business captures business conditions in Canada. The Ivey PMI is an important indicator of business conditions and the overall economic condition in Canada. A result above 50 signals is seen positive, or bullish for the CAD, whereas a result below 50 is seen as negative, or bearish.

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CA Gross Domestic Product (MoM)

Location: Canada

Date: 30/04/2015

Time: 13:30

Strength: 2/3

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Notes: The Gross Domestic Product released by the Statistics Canada is a measure of the total value of all goods and services produced by Canada. The GDP is considered as a broad measure of Canadian economic activity and health. Generally speaking, a rising trend has a positive effect on the CAD, while a falling trend is seen as negative (or bearish) for the CAD.

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